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Where am I going?

Posted on November 14, 2017 by john graham

I have lost my focus, so I am rambling. All over they place, at fast and slow pace.   But I am still rambling, which maybe was always my way. I didn’t know where I would end up  then and … Continue reading →

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Cateracts

Posted on November 12, 2017 by john graham

When is a cateract not a cateract ?    The answer is when it is in the NHS. Cateract surgery is the most common procedure carried out in the NHS.   The operation is not hugely expensive and can be … Continue reading →

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Elderly A and E ?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by john graham

In anticipation of the usual winter crisis and shortage of beds, ideas for new ways of working are coming out of the NHS thick and fast.   Here are two pilots that could have real advantages for older people. The … Continue reading →

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Weather or not?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by john graham

I have fallen into the habit of turning the iPad on as soon as I wake up and looking up the weather forecast.   Just like I used to do with the TV, except you usually had to wait a … Continue reading →

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Dolphins, Dementia and Swimming

Posted on November 5, 2017 by john graham

“Incredibly interesting”  are the words Professor Simon Lovestone an old age psychiatrist at Oxford University uses to describe a study of dolphins with dementia. It is a collaboration between researchers in Florida and Scotland based on examining the brains of … Continue reading →

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My Garden Age 70

Posted on November 2, 2017 by john graham

My garden is growing faster than me,  steadily,  constantly, relentlessly. Some of the trees, shrubs and flowers, were there before me and will be there after me.   I was born into my garden age, to nurture the things around … Continue reading →

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Bed and Breakfast Hospitals

Posted on October 31, 2017 by john graham

My last post wrote about NHS England’s whacky ideas about fixing obesity. Now, here comes another one, this time to solve the bed blocking problem.   At any one time there are estimated to be 5,800 patients in hospital beds … Continue reading →

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Fat Lot of Good!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by john graham

The latest daft idea to come out of the NHS strategic think tank 😀 Not before time the NHS is stepping up its campaign against obesity.    NHS England’s great idea in their fight against the nations gluttony epidemic is … Continue reading →

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Dementia Friendly Hospitals?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by john graham

The Government has announced a new iniative on this, which is to spend £50million making hospitals and Care Homes “dementia friendly” . I am intrigued, because hospitals by their very nature are strange environments for people with dementia.   What … Continue reading →

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APPLES

Posted on October 24, 2017 by john graham

It’s a windy apples off the trees, blow away the cobwebs, day. The sun shines bright, leaves alight from final flight.   Gravity may bring me back to earth. I wonder what inspiration awaits me today ?  

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